Regulation of the secretion and synthesis of rat Sertoli cell SGP-1, SGP-2 and CP-2 by elongate spermatids

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-179

  McKinnell, C ^a   Sharpe, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 D SDS PAGE; CP 2; Elongate spermatids; Image analysis; Secretion; Sertoli cells; SGP 1; SGP 2; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERIN; PROCATHEPSIN L; PROSAPOSIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CATHEPSINS; CLUSTERIN; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME PRECURSORS; EPITHELIUM; GLYCOPROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SAPOSINS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0030831586     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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